The Hidden Cost of a One-Number Spec: What Your Mooney Test Doesn’t Tell You

Alpha Technologies invites you to the

2026 MV to RPA Webinar

September 24th 2026

10:00 am Eastern Time (U.S.) / 16:00 Central European Time

Duration: 30 minutes with live Q&A | Platform: Microsoft Teams | Cost: Free

The Premier RPA reproduces your existing, industry-standard Mooney number (R² > 0.99) while also delivering the molecular architecture, viscoelastic, and cure data that is critical for controlling rubber process and product quality.  

 

What the Webinar Will Cover

The Mooney Standard: What it measures and why it matters

Where Mooney Falls Short: The limits of a 90-year old single point test

The RPA – Four Tools in One: A new kind of rubber testing platform

The Correlation Science: Why S’, why high strain, why 0.1 Hz

The Data: R² > 0.99 across elastomers and compounds

Beyond Mooney: What you get that Mooney never gave you

SAVE MY SEAT

When You Need to See More & Know More

Your Mooney data passed every spec check. But it’s one number, from one shear rate, at one moment in time. It can’t tell you why die swell is inconsistent, how the filler network is behaving, or when cure actually starts.   

Mooney measures viscous resistance only. Elastic recovery, filler-filler networking, and crosslink density stay invisible — which is exactly why you still need a second (or third) instrument to see the rest of the compound.  

The Premier RPA runs inside a sealed, pressurized die and reproduces your Mooney number at R² > 0.99 — while returning everything Mooney was never built to show:  

  • Mooney-equivalent viscosity (ML(1+4))  
  • Molecular architecture (MW, LCB)  
  • Elastic + viscous components (S′, S″) 
  • Full cure kinetics on the same run  
About The Presenter:
Charlie Johnson

Applications Engineer

Charlie has been a member of the Alpha Technologies’ Applications Engineering team for more than a year, covering the NALA region. He has 8 years of experience in the tire and rubber industries with success in compound formula development, synthetic polymer development, polymer and rubber processing, formula reverse engineering, advanced test method development, and sustainable engineering practices. His current work utilizes those skills and expands them to explore the thermoset and composites characterization spaces.

Why Engineers Trust Alpha Data

More than 18,000 rheological testing installations across over 90 countries

ISO 17025 accreditation for traceable calibration

7 degreed application engineers and 50+ field service technicians supporting customers globally

25 customer and technical support representatives across 150+ direct associates

Register to Attend This Exclusive Training Event Today

Take advantage of this free opportunity to learn from Alpha Technologies speakers for a brief 30 minutes to understand how to continue getting your traditional data while extending further to fully characterize your material gaining knowledge and confidence.